The main work created during the residency was the painting “Potato”, gifted to the Swatch Art Foundation. Han Bo’s introduction of the work:
"Drawing "fake" mosaics is the basic painting language I have been exploring and using recently. I embedded a Chinese poem in this work, which is part of a series of peoms I created during the closure of Shanghai in 2022. In the painting, Chinese characters only appear as mud cracks between mosaics. This is my true response to the present situation of survival and expression. If the audience ignores the text, the painting is also established as an "abstract" work or a figurative work that only presents "mosaics". Therefore, this painting has at least three dimensions of appreciation." (Han Bo, 2023)
《土豆》（Potato）
Acrylic on canvass
150x100 cm
临渊羡鱼 Standing by the pond and longing for fish
Acrylic on canvas
150x200 cm
釜阔凭鱼跃 La Sirena: Swimming in a Cooking Pot
Acrylic on linen
40x50 cm
伊菲革涅亚在上海 Iphigenia in Shanghai A
Acrylic on linen
150x100cm
伊菲革涅亚在上海 Iphigenia in Shanghai B
Acrylic on linen
150x100cm
花河 Mudanjiang River
Acrylic on canvas
45x55cm
三室两厅 My Crete Maze
Acrylic on canvas
45x55 cm
The official Swatch Art Foundation page about Han Bo’s residency https://www.swatch-art-peace-hotel.com/en/virtual-museum/Han-Bo-%E9%9F%A9%E5%8D%9A-538